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EMEA Weekly: Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Join Payments Network; Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability

EMEA Weekly: Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Join Payments Network; Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
EMEA Weekly: Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Join Payments Network; Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
April 08, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In this week’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, cell phone operators in Kenya are joining a central bank initiative to integrate the nation’s...

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Today in FinTech: RITMO Raises $200M; Applied Blockchain Prepares for $60M IPO
Today in FinTech: RITMO Raises $200M; Applied Blockchain Prepares for $60M IPO
April 08, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, Madrid-based FinTech company RITMO raises $200 million to grow its financing and payments platform, while bitcoin mining company Applied Blockchain plans...

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Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Link With M-Pesa Payments Platform
Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Link With M-Pesa Payments Platform
April 08, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Cell phone operators in Kenya are joining a central bank initiative to integrate the nation’s payment systems by allowing mobile payments across networks, Bloomberg reported...

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African B2B Commerce Platform MarketForce Raises $40M in Series A
African B2B Commerce Platform MarketForce Raises $40M in Series A
February 22, 2022  |  Investments

Business-to-business (B2B) commerce startup Marketforce raised $40 million in a Series A funding round to help the company grow its platform for retail distribution of...

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Wireless Firm Telkom Launches Mobile Money App
Wireless Firm Telkom Launches Mobile Money App
January 07, 2022  |  Mobile

The South African wireless provider Telkom says its Kenyan operation has launched an app for its mobile money product, T-Kash.  Get the Full Story Complete...

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Kenya’s Supply Chain Financing FinTech IMFact Nets $4M
Kenya’s Supply Chain Financing FinTech IMFact Nets $4M
December 27, 2021  |  Investments

Kenyan FinTech company IMFact, which uses supply chain financing to provide working capital to microbusinesses and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has received an investment...

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Kenya’s Digital Banking Startup Kwara Raises $4M Seed Funding to Launch Credit Union
Kenya’s Digital Banking Startup Kwara Raises $4M Seed Funding to Launch Credit Union
December 09, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Digital banking startup Kwara raised $4 million in a seed funding round to further develop its neobank app in Kenya and turn traditional savings cooperatives...

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FinTech Asilimia Closes $2M Pre-Seed Funding to Grow Beyond Kenya
FinTech Asilimia Closes $2M Pre-Seed Funding to Grow Beyond Kenya
November 24, 2021  |  Startups

FinTech startup Asilimia raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round, with $1 million coming from a wide range of European Angel investors and $1...

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